Who am I and who are we? We all flourish when we are in environments that see us in our fullness as people. Often in schools, children and adults are asked to check portions of who we are at the door. A positive school culture engages everyone, youth and adult, in building it, and centers the identity, humanity, and aspirations of all members of the community. In this deep dive, participants will create portraits of themselves in images and words modeled in part on an introductory school-wide mini-project that opened the school year at Shenzhen American International School for both adults and pre-K through high school students. Participants will walk away with tools, strategies, and plans for building community in classrooms and schools, with the added lens of building a “Growth Culture” among adults.
